Ashamed of my beauty product hoard – part 6

[kwick]

Continuing the amazeballs work from the previous threads - come and join us and rejoice in the joy of using (up) beauty products

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/2860739-Ashamed-of-my-beauty-product-hoard-part-5?

My name is kwick and it has been 7 days and 20 minutes since I last bought a beauty product…. but actually was trying to buy some stuff from The Ordinary yesterday and they were out of stock

actual bee venom? What on earth!! Why? I hope its some lab process and not actual bee venom. I mean theres hardly any bees as it is these days 😓

Updated list below.

About to use up a trial/travel size clarins eye make up remover. This should be gone tonight.

Started on a new body lotion - jo Malone grapefruit. I had an open palmers self tan one in the basket to be used but figure will use this starting in Dec/January. So I'm all tan before I head back to work in may! These take ages to get rid!

My 12 to shelve:

-clarins toner full size -GONE
-clarins cleansing milk full size
-clarins eyebmake up remover full size -GONE

• clarins night cream
• body shop pink grapefruit body butter - full size half empty already -GONE
• tigi s factor shampoo diamond shine -1l bottle -GONE
• tigi s factor conditioner diamond shine -1l bottle -GONE
• jo Malone grapefruit perfume - full size
• hit pan on one more urban decay naked 2 hit pan over the weekend. Nowhere close to using up. But I can see the base of the pan!!!!
• Dior mascara - plum -GONE
• blanx extreme whitening treatment -GONE
• body shop papaya shower gel -GONE

We had quite a few bees buzzing around our lavender bushes. Usually I cut the lavender for drying but left it for them.

comeagain it is actual bee venom :( if I'd realised I never would have bought it. The fact it was in TKMaxx hopefully means it's being discontinued - it's reduced on the nip & fab website too.
Apparently they have a glass screen with a tiny electric current so they fly into it, and it triggers a tiny release of venom. They don't loose their stinger and die and they claim it doesn't hurt them but it all seems a bit unnecessary to me...

Hi Everyone. Still at it. I didn't have much success with the Estee Lauder Repair stuff...very expensive, and my skin was a bit sensitive to it.

I've finished the Body Shop body butter that was the last of my Twelve to Shelve! So, I have compiled my list for Thirteen By Halloween and they are now in a basket on my dressing table ready to attack.

I have given some bits to my SIL....a couple of perfumes, a couple of body sprays and lotions, and some travel size shower gels. I'm itchy again and I know some of these trigger it or make it worse so rather than binning them I've given them to her (she loves any products I've bought and not got on with, so they've gone to a loving home!)

Need to go back to as simple a regime as possible while my skin recovers (both face and body) so will Shop my stash later and see what I've got that's as boring plain as possible.

Clarins eye make up remover travel size - GONE! Yes!!

I have an Elizabeth Arden one to use up next. Never used it before. Was a freebie from dsis along with a mascara I think.

Great going! Bunny the stuff you give to SIL, is that over and above your 12? Emenem I seem to have quite a bit of eye make up remover, as I use micellar water, so don't need separate remover, so I haven't used what I've got.

Welcome llona!!

Amazeballs progress ladies!

SAVE THE BEES!!!! 🐝 🐝 🐝
Sign every petition you can and plant bee friendly plants!

Have 1 item left on my 12 to shelve list (lipstick which frustrated says I can bin but I will use a few more times). However need to identify some more items for my 13 for Halloween list as have removed a concealer which I think I may chuck as I think it causes sores around my eyes and a Body Shop drops of youth lotion I gave to my SIL on the weekend.

I have an empty:

• Hema almond shower cream: very disappointing- hardly any Almond smell but was only €1.50

No empties here this morning. Must muster up energy to do proper skincare before work. can't be arsed it's too hot for that

Look what came today from the Feel Unique pick n mix samples!!! So excited!!!

Oooh kwick what smell is it. If it's the original it doesn't smell great in my opinion.

Horse rider here. The original smells horsey. But it is pretty nice for human hair.

I'd forgotten what was next! 13 for Halloween here we come!
Just finished a mascara. Wow! I never do that and have passed on a few rituals shower gels to DH as def manly smells! Still got a few uses for 12 to shelve but getting there!

Started my Elizabeth Arden eye make up remover. I don't like it. But will persevere as it's only a travel size. It's a bit oily for me.

Im going to finish my remaining 12 tonahekbe before I have the baby. She end of sept. So hopefully by them the cleansing milk and perfume will be gone.

Will find my 13 by Halloween though.

At 56 I have so much . I used a great foundation then it was discontinued. Have tried lots since so many with a little used and no good.
Since changing to lenses st 50 I have a thing about eyeshadow . (Can't wear mascara sadly) I love eye crayons and long wear lipsticks and Maxfactor long wear gloss. I have more make up than DD

I wear a good moisture and foundation and spend less on the rest.
Can't live without the body shop bronzing oil

Hi Primrose I could not wear mascara for a while (after developing dry eye) and found that getting my lashes dyed really helped.

Thing is, how much is too much? I thought I had a problem until I called at a work colleague's house to pick EE up on a night out. She was still getting ready and I sat upstairs with her whilst she was finishing her makeup. I swear, I'd never seen so much stuff. All of it, top top brands and around 15 or so bottles of fragrance. She felt it wasn't excessive and just said she never gave it a thought. I remember she had lots of pallets before eye shadow palletes weren't a "thing". They were Dior and exquisite.

I think I have way too much. A full shoebox-sized box of lippie/eye pencils/blushes etc but it's all relative. DH just knows I consider them my "play things" and I've always been like that. I'm 55 and tend now to use one shade of blush which I buy over and over and have all but given up foundation and yet....I can't bring myself to bin stuff.

Why are we like this? Any thoughts?

Kwick is that horse shampoo???

Hi Primrose I started getting LVL lashes earlier this year (like a tint and perm for the lashes) and I love love love them. As a natural blonde it's so nice to wake up and actually have visible lashes without makeup

Suki I know I have drawers of stuff I use once in a blue moon. How many shades of (blue toned) deep pink matte lipstick 💄 does one dragon 🐉 need?

dragon mane and tail is great for human hair - not all the time but as an occasional deep clean it's awesome.

I think they do it in a number of "flavours" I'm sure in my local tack shop I've seen a fruity one and I'm pretty sure the other one we use at the stables is an oatmeal one.

It does leave hair super glossy.....

Finally I have an empty- a small one- anatomicals conditoning hair pack. Was ok but just like normal conditioner.

1 - Rainforest shampoo
2 - Rainforest conditioner
3 - Body oil
4 - Mango body scrub
5 -Garnier cleabsing milk
6 - Garnier toner
7 - Lush popcorn lip scrub
8 - Nip&fab cleansing pads
9 - Givency lipstick mini
10 - Simple face wash
11 - Urban veda bodt wash
12 - Balance me face wash

Finished a face wash this morning . Wooo!

eme I have never shampooed a horse I tried some of the sample just now - could not pick up on horsieness 🐴

dragon I think so

I am not sure why we hoard like this suki I know I was not always this way but knowing I have LOTS of make-up brings me a sense of comfort... although I find decluttering really cathartic too! anyway I am just trying to walk the tight rope of balance...

I found out a local to work Superdrug is stocking ELF and went there afterwork yesterday... only I went to the wrong one 🙄 so ELF rampage will need wait until next Thursday (Superdrug rewards) or better yet until I actually need something (like in 2027).

I have an empty:

• Superdrug B Hydrated hyaluronic acid facial spritz: LOVE this stuff - very moisturising great on face and hard to reach bit on back. Am not going to replace until I have a new bathroom